Margaux Maxwell
@margauxmaxwell.bsky.social
Journalist strengthening local news ecosystems. Portland, OR.
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Congrats to the third @newsproduct.org NPMC cohort - including @svlewis02.bsky.social @margauxmaxwell.bsky.social and Nico Rios. newsproduct.org/blog/meet-th...
Meet the Third Cohort of the News Product Management Certification — News Product Alliance
31 news professionals will spend 3.5 months learning from top product experts in the industry.
newsproduct.org
So geeked!
Thinking of wearing a sweatshirt that just says 'the' to my newsroom for Halloween.
(Come on, someone get it!!)
(Come on, someone get it!!)
October 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Thinking of wearing a sweatshirt that just says 'the' to my newsroom for Halloween.
(Come on, someone get it!!)
(Come on, someone get it!!)
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Gov. Tina Kotek has declared a state of emergency due to severe flooding in southeastern Oregon.
The declaration includes Harney County and the Burns Paiute Reservation. Emergency officials say rapid snowmelt and continued rainfall have contributed to the severe flooding.
The declaration includes Harney County and the Burns Paiute Reservation. Emergency officials say rapid snowmelt and continued rainfall have contributed to the severe flooding.
Gov. Tina Kotek declares emergency in Southeastern Oregon due to severe flooding
Over the weekend, Governor Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency due to severe flooding in southeastern Oregon.
www.opb.org
April 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Gov. Tina Kotek has declared a state of emergency due to severe flooding in southeastern Oregon.
The declaration includes Harney County and the Burns Paiute Reservation. Emergency officials say rapid snowmelt and continued rainfall have contributed to the severe flooding.
The declaration includes Harney County and the Burns Paiute Reservation. Emergency officials say rapid snowmelt and continued rainfall have contributed to the severe flooding.
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“The cuts make Washington more likely to experience the kind of horrific scene we saw recently in Southern California," wrote Washington Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Dave Upthegrove.
As wildfire season approaches, budget woes and federal uncertainty put Oregon, Washington and other states’ plans at risk
Budget woes, cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada have made it more difficult for state officials to plan for the upcoming wildfire season.
www.opb.org
March 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“The cuts make Washington more likely to experience the kind of horrific scene we saw recently in Southern California," wrote Washington Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Dave Upthegrove.
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How to protect democracies from falsehoods?
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
How to protect democracies from falsehoods? By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills
“If anyone with a smartphone can publish, they should also be able to verify,” argue Bellingcat’s founder Eliot Higgins and Dr Natalie Martin in this piece.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
March 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
How to protect democracies from falsehoods?
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
World, see you in about eight hours.
March 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
World, see you in about eight hours.
So geeked!
Congrats to the third @newsproduct.org NPMC cohort - including @svlewis02.bsky.social @margauxmaxwell.bsky.social and Nico Rios. newsproduct.org/blog/meet-th...
Meet the Third Cohort of the News Product Management Certification — News Product Alliance
31 news professionals will spend 3.5 months learning from top product experts in the industry.
newsproduct.org
March 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
So geeked!
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Want to brighten your day? OPB is officially posting on the blueskies!
Give us a follow for all your essential Northwest news, culture and arts.
Give us a follow for all your essential Northwest news, culture and arts.
Hi Bluesky! 👋 At OPB, we’re all about connecting communities to the stories, people and ideas that shape our region. Follow us for timely and essential news, in-depth stories that provide perspective on local and national issues and thoughtful storytelling that connects you to the Pacific Northwest.
February 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Want to brighten your day? OPB is officially posting on the blueskies!
Give us a follow for all your essential Northwest news, culture and arts.
Give us a follow for all your essential Northwest news, culture and arts.
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Wish I had better words. I love our free press. apnews.com/article/trum...
The White House says it 'will determine' which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones
The decision departs from a century of tradition in which a pool of independent news organizations go where the chief executive does and holds him accountable on behalf of regular Americans.
apnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Wish I had better words. I love our free press. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Hi Bluesky! 👋 At OPB, we’re all about connecting communities to the stories, people and ideas that shape our region. Follow us for timely and essential news, in-depth stories that provide perspective on local and national issues and thoughtful storytelling that connects you to the Pacific Northwest.
February 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Hi Bluesky! 👋 At OPB, we’re all about connecting communities to the stories, people and ideas that shape our region. Follow us for timely and essential news, in-depth stories that provide perspective on local and national issues and thoughtful storytelling that connects you to the Pacific Northwest.
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Learn how to work with wildfire data at #NICAR25. @cbsnews.com journalists Grace Manthey and @taylorjohnston.bsky.social will show you how to use (and clean) data from the National Interagency Fire Center, and create a basic interactive map with MapLibre. schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/i...
February 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Learn how to work with wildfire data at #NICAR25. @cbsnews.com journalists Grace Manthey and @taylorjohnston.bsky.social will show you how to use (and clean) data from the National Interagency Fire Center, and create a basic interactive map with MapLibre. schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/i...
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When I first learned about Colegio César Chávez in Mt. Angel, I lit up knowing such an amazing part of the Chicano movement had history here in Oregon.
Today on The Evergreen: learn with us about the first accredited independent Chicano university in US history! 🇲🇽
By Mia Estrada & Alicia Avila:
Today on The Evergreen: learn with us about the first accredited independent Chicano university in US history! 🇲🇽
By Mia Estrada & Alicia Avila:
‘The Evergreen’: How Mexican Americans in Oregon created the first Chicano college
This is the story of Colegio César Chávez – the first accredited, independent Chicano university in U.S. history, and how it continues to inspire as the Latino community in Oregon fights against its ...
www.opb.org
February 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
When I first learned about Colegio César Chávez in Mt. Angel, I lit up knowing such an amazing part of the Chicano movement had history here in Oregon.
Today on The Evergreen: learn with us about the first accredited independent Chicano university in US history! 🇲🇽
By Mia Estrada & Alicia Avila:
Today on The Evergreen: learn with us about the first accredited independent Chicano university in US history! 🇲🇽
By Mia Estrada & Alicia Avila:
From OPB's Leah Sottile: In one of the fastest-growing areas of Oregon, the emergence of a locally-owned print newspaper seems like welcome good news. But a close examination of Hoodview News shows something more complex.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
In Oregon’s strained local news ecosystem, a longtime far-right political figure has found opportunity
In one of the fastest-growing areas of Oregon, the emergence of a locally-owned print newspaper seems like good news. But a close examination of Hoodview News shows something more complex.
www.opb.org
February 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
From OPB's Leah Sottile: In one of the fastest-growing areas of Oregon, the emergence of a locally-owned print newspaper seems like welcome good news. But a close examination of Hoodview News shows something more complex.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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With a new administration and so many *super important* and *super urgent* updates happening, we want to continually be asking: How can our coverage help people feel more grounded and less overwhelmed?
💡 Here we share a few ideas. trustingnews.org/trust-tips-h...
💡 Here we share a few ideas. trustingnews.org/trust-tips-h...
Trust Tips: Help people zoom out during hectic news weeks - Trusting News
This weekly Trust Tips newsletter shares quick, actionable tips for how journalists can earn and sustain trust. Subscribe to get it in your inbox at trustingnews.org/newsletter.
trustingnews.org
January 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
With a new administration and so many *super important* and *super urgent* updates happening, we want to continually be asking: How can our coverage help people feel more grounded and less overwhelmed?
💡 Here we share a few ideas. trustingnews.org/trust-tips-h...
💡 Here we share a few ideas. trustingnews.org/trust-tips-h...
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Days after Utah banned its 15th book from all public schools, an independent film following the pressures school librarians face got a warm reception from a Salt Lake City crowd at the Sundance Film Festival.
Librarians featured in Sundance doc on book bans receive standing ovation from SLC audience
"The Librarians" premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival over the weekend.
www.sltrib.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Days after Utah banned its 15th book from all public schools, an independent film following the pressures school librarians face got a warm reception from a Salt Lake City crowd at the Sundance Film Festival.
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As a new year, administration or cycle of government kicks off, how about we get beyond asking people what they’re “for” or “against”?
Let’s ask questions that help people understand each other, not slot each other into political camps. Here’s how. ⬇️
trustingnews.org/trust-tips-g...
Let’s ask questions that help people understand each other, not slot each other into political camps. Here’s how. ⬇️
trustingnews.org/trust-tips-g...
January 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
As a new year, administration or cycle of government kicks off, how about we get beyond asking people what they’re “for” or “against”?
Let’s ask questions that help people understand each other, not slot each other into political camps. Here’s how. ⬇️
trustingnews.org/trust-tips-g...
Let’s ask questions that help people understand each other, not slot each other into political camps. Here’s how. ⬇️
trustingnews.org/trust-tips-g...
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NEW: Computer scientists at the OII have led a study to develop a new mathematical model which could help people better understand the risks posed by AI and assist regulators in protecting peoples’ privacy. @rocher.lc, @yvesalexandre.bsky.social, & Julien Hendrickx.
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
OII | Pioneering new mathematical model could help protect privacy and ensure safer use of AI
Computer scientists at the Oxford Internet Institute, Imperial College London, and UCLouvain have developed a new mathematical model which could help people better understand the risks posed by AI and...
www.oii.ox.ac.uk
January 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
NEW: Computer scientists at the OII have led a study to develop a new mathematical model which could help people better understand the risks posed by AI and assist regulators in protecting peoples’ privacy. @rocher.lc, @yvesalexandre.bsky.social, & Julien Hendrickx.
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Every now and then it's nice to pick your head up from your book, reacquaint yourself with the world, take a hard pass and immediately go right back to reading. Balance is important.
December 14, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Every now and then it's nice to pick your head up from your book, reacquaint yourself with the world, take a hard pass and immediately go right back to reading. Balance is important.
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I just published my latest Baekdal/Plus article, where I take a deep dive into the raw data for news avoidance and news burnout to uncover some interesting patterns: baekdal.com/newsletter/h...
(Data included for 43 countries)
(Data included for 43 countries)
September 6, 2024 at 10:56 AM
I just published my latest Baekdal/Plus article, where I take a deep dive into the raw data for news avoidance and news burnout to uncover some interesting patterns: baekdal.com/newsletter/h...
(Data included for 43 countries)
(Data included for 43 countries)
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Oregon's U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley has joined the ranks calling on Carpenter Media to avoid further layoffs at the Bulletin.
![A letter from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley that asks Carpenter Media Group to "avoid further layoffs of [union] members at the Bulletin."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mayau4kzyi777dfamsgwy6nk/bafkreic5s2gnlrstheyqpppryy5xkeg3o5mri2w7ozept2owaosskf37ua@jpeg)
December 14, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Oregon's U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley has joined the ranks calling on Carpenter Media to avoid further layoffs at the Bulletin.
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The website dailytidings (dot) com has now changed its About page to say it has no affiliation with the Ashland Daily Tidings.
A single scroll below that, it includes an extensive history about the Ashland Daily Tidings.
My journalism is truly making a difference here people.
A single scroll below that, it includes an extensive history about the Ashland Daily Tidings.
My journalism is truly making a difference here people.
December 12, 2024 at 7:26 PM
The website dailytidings (dot) com has now changed its About page to say it has no affiliation with the Ashland Daily Tidings.
A single scroll below that, it includes an extensive history about the Ashland Daily Tidings.
My journalism is truly making a difference here people.
A single scroll below that, it includes an extensive history about the Ashland Daily Tidings.
My journalism is truly making a difference here people.
"The mysterious takeover of a more than 140-year-old news outlet offers a warning of how local news is at risk of disappearing in Oregon’s rural communities." Read more from OPB's Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social.
www.opb.org/article/2024...
www.opb.org/article/2024...
AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism
The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelli...
www.opb.org
December 10, 2024 at 5:38 AM
"The mysterious takeover of a more than 140-year-old news outlet offers a warning of how local news is at risk of disappearing in Oregon’s rural communities." Read more from OPB's Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social.
www.opb.org/article/2024...
www.opb.org/article/2024...
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Maybe I'm too beaten down by years of disappointing public records dumps, but leaving the "Hi" somehow feels like a thoughtful touch from Portland's public records redaction team.
November 26, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Maybe I'm too beaten down by years of disappointing public records dumps, but leaving the "Hi" somehow feels like a thoughtful touch from Portland's public records redaction team.
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It’s time to pick up that book, friends.
November 4, 2024 at 3:59 PM
It’s time to pick up that book, friends.
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Hard to describe as a journalist how grateful I am to have a text-based app that does not suppress hyperlinks. I don’t know if people realize exactly how hostile the corporate internet has gotten toward news.
November 11, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Hard to describe as a journalist how grateful I am to have a text-based app that does not suppress hyperlinks. I don’t know if people realize exactly how hostile the corporate internet has gotten toward news.